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Date Published: 14/10/2024

Horror accident as British influencer dies after plunging from 160ft bridge in Spain

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The daredevil fell from the bridge while filming content for social media

Horror accident as British influencer dies after plunging from 160ft bridge in Spain

A 26-year-old British man is said to have fallen after attempting to scale the Puente de Castilla-La Mancha bridge. The bridge, which is one of the tallest in Spain, stands at 160ft.

A spokesman for National Police said the Brit was climbing up the bridge near Talavera de la Reina, when the social media stunt went awry.

The police were told that the influencer was about 40 to 50 metres up, around a quarter of the total height of the bridge, when he fell.

The reason for the fall is still not clear to the police. A source close to the investigation said: “Both the dead man and the companion that survived were climbing without any harnesses or other protection.”

A passing motorist raised the alarm, while the other climber was in a state of shock and unable to speak. The Police said, “He’s obviously still pretty traumatised but is not at the police station any longer… He’s not going to be charged with any crime. Whether the local town hall decides to sanction him for doing something illegal is a decision for them.”

Local councillor Macarena Muñoz confirmed the tragedy and said climbing the bridge was “totally banned”.

Muñoz continued by stating that, “We have made it clear on several occasions that it's not something that can be done in any circumstances.”

The bridge stands over the Tagus River, 90 minutes southwest of Madrid.

The influencer is said to have been with an unnamed 24-year-old British man when he plunged to his death.

Footage from the scene of the tragedy showed police cordoning off the area near to where he fell.

The tragedy happened around 7.15 am on Sunday morning.

National Police as well as local town-hall employed firefighters rushed to the scene with paramedics but there was nothing they could do to save the British man.

Investigators are expected to look into the possibility that bad weather played a part in what happened. It is thought to have rained heavily before the tragedy.

Spanish police stated that the British man would remain unnamed at this moment.

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